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now, you just heard schumer there, senator schumer. now, granted, the one he's talking about in texas they actually dispute some of his numbers. they actually say that 70% of the turbines are going to be made here in the u.s. so they're saying his numbers are a little off. but this dispute has been going for some time. now, stimulus grants are being handed out. now, it's going to be building wind turbines, generating electrici electricity. apparently, schumer who was quoting a particular study, 80% of the grants are going to companies overseas owned. $2.1 billion is going to be handed out. let me also put the 80% there in perspective. overseas-owned companies. well, it's still possible, tony, that those overseas companies are doing business in the u.s., and do have plants and farms in the u.s. so it can be a little deceiving. but senator schumer is sticking by that number there. >> so what is the wind industry doing to put it on an even more american face on this? >> the best example they'll be pointing out is what's happening in nevad
now, you just heard schumer there, senator schumer. now, granted, the one he's talking about in texas they actually dispute some of his numbers. they actually say that 70% of the turbines are going to be made here in the u.s. so they're saying his numbers are a little off. but this dispute has been going for some time. now, stimulus grants are being handed out. now, it's going to be building wind turbines, generating electrici electricity. apparently, schumer who was quoting a particular study,...
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senator schumer and senator coburn, an a-rating from the nra, don't touch it. because the minute the president touches it, it could blow the whole thing up. >> or leaks a plan. >> or something like that. >> the president, we've heard aggressive, ambitious, however you want to describe his agenda for the second term. he clearly is back to his transformative presidential mode, that he wants to be remembered as actually changing the way business is done, changing the way budgets are done, et cetera. does this put him at odds with senator harry reid, for instance, who needs to keep a majority, or would like to keep a majority in the senate, and as dana mentions, he's got some senators in reagan -- i'm sorry, reagan, whoa, in mitt romney won states that could lose on votes on immigration, on gun control. are they at odds? >> i don't know if he's at odds with senator reid, but senator reid's first statement on the assault weapons ban is he couldn't bring it up in the senate because he has five or six red state democrats that are up for re-election in 2014, and it's a
senator schumer and senator coburn, an a-rating from the nra, don't touch it. because the minute the president touches it, it could blow the whole thing up. >> or leaks a plan. >> or something like that. >> the president, we've heard aggressive, ambitious, however you want to describe his agenda for the second term. he clearly is back to his transformative presidential mode, that he wants to be remembered as actually changing the way business is done, changing the way budgets...
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joining me from our new york bureau, democratic senator chuck schumer. senator, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, candy. >> you're $60 billion apart between what the house wants to do and what the senate wants to do. where's the middle? >> well, i hope we can negotiate somewhere in the middle. that's obviously what should be done, but, unfortunately, speaker boehner seems to be on a course that would inevitably lead to a shutdown. >> but wouldn't you bear some responsibility for that as well if it came to that? >> well, let me explain. speaker boehner is on a course, i think, that would lead to a shutdown. that's reckless. it would hurt the american people, jobs and the economy, and i hope he'd reconsider. now, back in december democrats and republicans always come to impasses about government spending, and in december, democrats and republicans agreed to -- we couldn't agree on a full year's budget, so we said we'd agree to a $41 billion level of cuts that would expire march 4th. now, the house has come up with 100 billion below th
joining me from our new york bureau, democratic senator chuck schumer. senator, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, candy. >> you're $60 billion apart between what the house wants to do and what the senate wants to do. where's the middle? >> well, i hope we can negotiate somewhere in the middle. that's obviously what should be done, but, unfortunately, speaker boehner seems to be on a course that would inevitably lead to a shutdown. >> but wouldn't...
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graham and schumer teamed up on immigration back in 2010, and that plan went nowhere. republicans may have fresh motivation after election losses last week. >>> two newly reported deaths in new york have raised the death toll from superstorm sandy to at least 113. nearly two weeks after the storm crashed through the northeast, residents in new york and new jersey are still clearing debris from their homes and battling the cold. communitying to get a little easier for new jersey residents. the p.a.t.h. train system from new jersey to manhattan will resume at 5:00 a.m. more on the power outages across the region in just a few minutes as well. >>> israel fired warning shots into neighboring syria today effectively telling syria keep that civil war inside your own country. an israeli military spokesman says a mortar shell from syria hit an israeli military post. it's the first time israel has fired on syria since 1973. >>> some people in indianapolis are returning home now after a massive explosion last night tore through a neighborhood killing two people. seven others wer
graham and schumer teamed up on immigration back in 2010, and that plan went nowhere. republicans may have fresh motivation after election losses last week. >>> two newly reported deaths in new york have raised the death toll from superstorm sandy to at least 113. nearly two weeks after the storm crashed through the northeast, residents in new york and new jersey are still clearing debris from their homes and battling the cold. communitying to get a little easier for new jersey...
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>> i think senator schumer said it well. you want to have an enforcement mengnism, and what that means when you get a bipartisan group together to aim for deficit reduction you want to make it hard for them to walk away and wash their hands, and you want them to say if something happens there will be a tough degree of pain that will take place -- >> sounds like you are talking to your children i might add, but never mind. >> but the important thing that snoor schumer said, which is correct, what matters is that enforcement mechanism be on both sides for compromise. both sides have to fear that enforcement mechanism enough they are willing to come to the table and compromise on an agreement. that happened in 1990 with president bush to avoid an enforcement mechanism and they came together for a balanced approach. the president is firm that he will not ask in a big deal for all of the burden to go on seniors, on children, on students, on the middle class families, and then ask nothing of those that are most fortunate in his so
>> i think senator schumer said it well. you want to have an enforcement mengnism, and what that means when you get a bipartisan group together to aim for deficit reduction you want to make it hard for them to walk away and wash their hands, and you want them to say if something happens there will be a tough degree of pain that will take place -- >> sounds like you are talking to your children i might add, but never mind. >> but the important thing that snoor schumer said,...
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senator chuck schumer and his push to prevent other u.s. airlines from doing the same thing. [ male announcer ] try fixodent with a time-released formu. use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. with frequent heartburn. let me show you. there's a new 24-hour heartburn formula that's different. it's called zegerid otc. only zegerid otc has both prescription strength-medicine and a special ingredient to allow its powerful medicine to be quickly absorbed. zegerid otc controls and suppresses acid all day and all night. new zegerid otc. discover the difference. and look for $4 savings in sunday's paper. as we're finishing up, i mention i'm going to the bathroom more often. he checks it out. good thing. turns out... my urinary symptoms -- such as going frequently, trouble going, flow starts and stops... and going often at night -- are due to bph, also called enlarged prostate. he says over time, avodart has been shown to shrink the prostate, improve urinary symptoms, and r
senator chuck schumer and his push to prevent other u.s. airlines from doing the same thing. [ male announcer ] try fixodent with a time-released formu. use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. with frequent heartburn. let me show you. there's a new 24-hour heartburn formula that's different. it's called zegerid otc. only zegerid otc has both prescription strength-medicine and a special ingredient to allow its powerful...
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tonight we talk to senator chuck schumer who is promising a proposal to ban those fees. good evening, everyone. >>> a new week brings new hope that europe's air travel nightmare could improve. there were several test flights today across europe. there were no passengers aboard, but an eu official says there was, quote, no act on the flights. and one airline spokeswoman declares europe's air space is safe, except for the area near iceland. only about 5,000 european flights took off today, which means about 20,000 flights were canceled. and the airlines are getting impatient. late today, top airline and airport industry groups called for an immediate reassessment of the flight restrictions, which are costing an estimate $200 million a day. now, earlier tonight, i spoke with airline safety expert john wiley, who flew commercial jets for 27 years. he says volcanic ash is one of the worst hazards imaginable for a plane engine, even if the engines don't fail, the damage, severe. >> as a pilot, i operate on what's called acceptable risk. i am not going to go into unacceptable r
tonight we talk to senator chuck schumer who is promising a proposal to ban those fees. good evening, everyone. >>> a new week brings new hope that europe's air travel nightmare could improve. there were several test flights today across europe. there were no passengers aboard, but an eu official says there was, quote, no act on the flights. and one airline spokeswoman declares europe's air space is safe, except for the area near iceland. only about 5,000 european flights took off...
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senator schumer, it's good to have you with us. i want to start with the big question, how much of an effect will your plan have on housing prices? >> i think it can have a significant effect. we calibrated it so that actually the lowest amount of house that someone could buy and live in was $250,000. in many markets, that's about at the median and there are many foreclosed homes still at that level, and even when the market is somewhat lower, everyone knows you scoop up demand at a little bit higher end of the market it raises prices everywhere. >> so how many buyers, do you think this will bring in? >> well, no one know, but we do know similar programs when people invest in america and people are entrepreneurs and create ten jobs in america are well oversubscribed, america is still that lady with the torch and there are millions and millions of people around the world, many who have some means, who want to come here. so if you say you'll get a visa, you'll never become a citizen. this is not a citizenship path, but you'll get a v
senator schumer, it's good to have you with us. i want to start with the big question, how much of an effect will your plan have on housing prices? >> i think it can have a significant effect. we calibrated it so that actually the lowest amount of house that someone could buy and live in was $250,000. in many markets, that's about at the median and there are many foreclosed homes still at that level, and even when the market is somewhat lower, everyone knows you scoop up demand at a...
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senator schumer, it's good to have you with us. i want to start with the big question, how much of an effect will youplan have on housing prices? >> i think it can have a significant effect. we calibrated it so that actually the lowest amount of house that someone could buy and live in was $250,000. in many markets, that's about at the median and there are many foreclosed homes still at that level, and even when the market is somewhat lower, everyone knows you scoop up demand at a little bit higher end of the market it raises prices everywhere. >> so how many buyers, do you think this will bring in? >> well, no one know, but we do know similar programs when people invest in america and people are entrepreneurs and create ten jobs in america are well oversubscribed, america is still that lady with the torch and there are millions and millions of people around the world, many who have some means, who want to come here. so if you say you'll get a visa, you'll never become a citizen. this is not a citizenship path, but you'll get a vis
senator schumer, it's good to have you with us. i want to start with the big question, how much of an effect will youplan have on housing prices? >> i think it can have a significant effect. we calibrated it so that actually the lowest amount of house that someone could buy and live in was $250,000. in many markets, that's about at the median and there are many foreclosed homes still at that level, and even when the market is somewhat lower, everyone knows you scoop up demand at a little...
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it was initiated first by senator schumer, as i said. he said it is time for honest and open language on the issue of illegal immigration, and border security. here is senator chuck schumer who will be leading the fight for comprehensive immigration reform in the senate, making that declaration, using the term "illegal aliens" i believe, for the first time instead of "undocumented workers" or some other euphemism. >> people who enter the united states without our permission are illegal aliens and illegal aliens should not be treated the same as people who enter the u.s. legally. when we use phrases like "undocumented workers," we convey a message to the american people that their government is not serious about combating illegal immigration. which the american people overwhelmingly oppose. >> senator schumer obviously trying to assert in a good faith and honest language the need for exactly those qualities on the debate and the national discussion on the issue of illegal immigration and border security. we, along with the rest of the cou
it was initiated first by senator schumer, as i said. he said it is time for honest and open language on the issue of illegal immigration, and border security. here is senator chuck schumer who will be leading the fight for comprehensive immigration reform in the senate, making that declaration, using the term "illegal aliens" i believe, for the first time instead of "undocumented workers" or some other euphemism. >> people who enter the united states without our...
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office to dana bash -- that's from a schumer spokesman, brian fallon. >> that's 80% accurate. that does not conflict with what he say about him in a book. it's a carefully worded statement that doesn't conflict but doesn't speak to the role he played in encouraging barack obama to run knowing hillary clinton was going to make the race and needed someone else in the race along with democratic senators. >> you write in the book about concerns about bill clinton that maybe republicans would have been aware of. there was a big concern within hillary clinton's campaign. you describe there was a war-room within the war-room dedicated to this. >> when hillary was getting ready to run in 2006, patty so lease doyle would go around to capitol hill and say, my boss is getting ready to run. what do you think? democrats would say, we think she's great, would be a great candidate, would be a very good president. what are you going to do about bill clinton? they were hearing rumors about clinton's personal life. patty solis doyle learned more and more there were conference calls taking place
office to dana bash -- that's from a schumer spokesman, brian fallon. >> that's 80% accurate. that does not conflict with what he say about him in a book. it's a carefully worded statement that doesn't conflict but doesn't speak to the role he played in encouraging barack obama to run knowing hillary clinton was going to make the race and needed someone else in the race along with democratic senators. >> you write in the book about concerns about bill clinton that maybe republicans...
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and you know, and schumer, senator schumer is right about this. senate democrats were attacked on this and they still won, in fact, expanded their majority. this is not what the american people want. they do not want to shut the government down over obama care and litigating this is litigating this for a far right base and the house should work its will. let's just have a bill on the cr go up and it would pass. it would pass tonight. >> kevin, senator john mccain raised this issue that neera just did. there was an election on this, mitt romney was against obama care, mitt romney did not win. former senator jim demint, now with the heritage foundation, was asked this and said that romney, that that wasn't really true, because romney was a flawed carrier of the anti-obama care mantle. >> i think he was a great carrier. >> because obviously, he passed romney care which was the model for obama care. i don't want to relitigate those, obviously there are differences, but do you buy that? were people not thinking this guy's going to repeal obama care whe
and you know, and schumer, senator schumer is right about this. senate democrats were attacked on this and they still won, in fact, expanded their majority. this is not what the american people want. they do not want to shut the government down over obama care and litigating this is litigating this for a far right base and the house should work its will. let's just have a bill on the cr go up and it would pass. it would pass tonight. >> kevin, senator john mccain raised this issue that...
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democratic senator chuck schumer will be our guest. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. high schools in six states enrolled in the national math and science initiative... ...which helped students and teachers get better results in ap courses. together, they raised ap test scores 138%. just imagine our potential... ...if the other states joined them. let's raise our scores. let's invest in our teachers and inspire our students. let's solve this. and the chefs at lean cuisine are loving tangy lemon, peppery poblano, sweet butternut. we're roasting, and grilling to create must-have meals with no preservatives. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> we're just a little more than an hour away from the supreme court's decision on president obama's health care law. there's been no clear indica
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charles schumer and lindsey graham say their plan involves a tough love path to citizenship. that plan went nowhere when they teamed up. there may be fresh motivation after election losses. >>> the death toll from sandy climbed to at least 113 with two more deaths reported in new york. two weeks after it crashed through residents in new york and new jersey are still cle clearing debris from their homes. the path rail system into manhattan will resume 5:00 a.m. >>> serious divergent rebel groups are formally united after the pressure from u.s. and arab nations. opposition leaders met in qatar and agreed to call their new group the national collisialiti forces of the syrian revolution. it's considered a final step no order to oust bashar. his group is fighting terrorists bent on destabilizing syria. >>> israel fired warning shots telling syria keep that civil war inside your own country. a spokesman said a shell hit a post today and they are deeply concerned about the potential for he kalejs. >>> israel is ready to ramp up its reaction to recent rocket attacks from gaza. this i
charles schumer and lindsey graham say their plan involves a tough love path to citizenship. that plan went nowhere when they teamed up. there may be fresh motivation after election losses. >>> the death toll from sandy climbed to at least 113 with two more deaths reported in new york. two weeks after it crashed through residents in new york and new jersey are still cle clearing debris from their homes. the path rail system into manhattan will resume 5:00 a.m. >>> serious...
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charles schumer and lindsey graham says their plan is a tough-love look at immigration. they teamed up in 2009, but that plan went nowhere, but republicans may have more motivation after the losses last week. >>> and after a massive explosion last night in a neighborhood, 200 people were evacuated. in indianapolis, the spark damaged 30 homes and damage is estimated at $36 million. about 200 people were evacuated and the federal and the local authorities are still investigating what caused the explosion. >>> in north dakota, no question about it, winter has arrived. parts of bismarck got ten inches of snow this weekend and other parts of the state got as much as a foot and a half. no more snow is expected this week, but the temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing until friday. >>> okay. ever been to a nascar race and a hockey style fight broke out? it happened today in phoenix. take a look at this. there's jeff gordon who got revenge after being clipped by clint bowyer. or boyer. gordon took out boyer's 15 car and then the entire team went after gordon, and y
charles schumer and lindsey graham says their plan is a tough-love look at immigration. they teamed up in 2009, but that plan went nowhere, but republicans may have more motivation after the losses last week. >>> and after a massive explosion last night in a neighborhood, 200 people were evacuated. in indianapolis, the spark damaged 30 homes and damage is estimated at $36 million. about 200 people were evacuated and the federal and the local authorities are still investigating what...
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chuck schumer, the democratic senator from new york, he is next in line. he will start asking some questions of sonya sotomayor. we will take a break from these hearings and check in with betty nguyen. she is monitoring a lot of other news happening outside of these hearings. betty, what's going on? >>> i am at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. rick sanchez is on assignment. a total of seven people are in custody for the gorilla style slaying of a couple northwest of florida. the escambia sheriff hugged a daughter of one of the victims and announced the search for suspects is over. the break turned out to be the red van seen on surveillance video at the home where bird and melanie billings lived with at least nine of their 16 children. most of those children adopted and many with special needs. masked men are seen in the video raiding the home where the couple's bodies were found. authorities said a safe at the home was taken and robbery was the motive. >>> well, contrary to published reports, there is no deal between debbie rowe and the family of mic
chuck schumer, the democratic senator from new york, he is next in line. he will start asking some questions of sonya sotomayor. we will take a break from these hearings and check in with betty nguyen. she is monitoring a lot of other news happening outside of these hearings. betty, what's going on? >>> i am at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. rick sanchez is on assignment. a total of seven people are in custody for the gorilla style slaying of a couple northwest of florida. the...
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we want to bring in now the senior senator from new york, senator charles schumer. senator, thank you too for being here with us. it looks pretty calm behind you, but last night very tense. all in all, when you look at what happened, are you fairly certain that once it was known that there was a car bomb that things went as they should have? >> well, yes. i think that it's amazing. it's a good testimony for new york. first, a typical new yorker, a vietnam vet who was a t-shirt salesman, noticed the smoke from in the car. immediately knew just what to do. a police officer, 19 years training, officer radigan, again reported it immediately. and so the car was gotten too quickly. times square was evacuated quickly and without incident. it's a testament to new yorkers and the new york city police department, which is, as peter king said, the greatest police department in the world. >> listen, you know, the fact of the matter is, i was thinking about this last night as this started to unfold, new york is a big city. it is a free city. if someone wants to drive a carful of
we want to bring in now the senior senator from new york, senator charles schumer. senator, thank you too for being here with us. it looks pretty calm behind you, but last night very tense. all in all, when you look at what happened, are you fairly certain that once it was known that there was a car bomb that things went as they should have? >> well, yes. i think that it's amazing. it's a good testimony for new york. first, a typical new yorker, a vietnam vet who was a t-shirt salesman,...
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schumer said he's going to make sure that doesn't happen. he said, quote, the state and federal government both classified this storm as a post tropical cyclone, not a hurricane, and insurance companies shouldn't try to alter reality to save money on the backs of homeowners. and, ted, other politicians including governors of new york, new jersey, connecticut, have said they'll make sure nobody has to pay hurricane deductibles for this storm, but the president of the insurance information institute told cnn money the insurance industry isn't trying to charge it and individual insurers like allstate and liberty mutual say their customers will not, i say not have to pay the hurricane deductible. ted? >> good news for them. maribel aver, thank you. >>> if you want to help storm victims in the northeast, logon to cnn.com/impact. you'll find all kinds of information on how to contribute to the relief effort. >>> up next, more than a woman behind the former cia director, holly petraeus, she has stood by her husband for 37 years. and she is a leader
schumer said he's going to make sure that doesn't happen. he said, quote, the state and federal government both classified this storm as a post tropical cyclone, not a hurricane, and insurance companies shouldn't try to alter reality to save money on the backs of homeowners. and, ted, other politicians including governors of new york, new jersey, connecticut, have said they'll make sure nobody has to pay hurricane deductibles for this storm, but the president of the insurance information...
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state john negraponti and edward walker and senior senators republican john mccain and democrat chuck schumer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> the crisis in egypt left the obama administration in a delicate position. joining me from the state department, secretary of state hillary clinton. madam secretary, thank you for being here. >> thank you, candy. >> it seems to me when this started out and we saw the signs and the protesters in the street they were anti-mubarak. now we are seeing signs that say "u.s., stop backing mubarak." what side is the u.s. on -- mubarak or the people in the streets? >> well, it's the egyptian people. we are on the side -- as we have been for more than 30 years -- of a democratic egypt that provides both political and economic rights to its people, that respects the universal human rights of all egyptians. that is the message that every ambassador, whether republican or democratic president, everyone has conveyed for over 30 years. what happens is truly up to the egyptian people. and what the united states is doing is sending a very clear messa
state john negraponti and edward walker and senior senators republican john mccain and democrat chuck schumer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> the crisis in egypt left the obama administration in a delicate position. joining me from the state department, secretary of state hillary clinton. madam secretary, thank you for being here. >> thank you, candy. >> it seems to me when this started out and we saw the signs and the protesters in the...
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." >>> democratic senator chuck schumer says if someone admits illegal drug use to a federal official, he should not be allowed to buy a gun. senator schumer referred to reports that jared loughner was rejected for military service because of drug use. >> this morning, i'm writing the administration and urging that that be done. that the military notify the fbi when someone is rejected from the military for excessive drug use, and that be added to the fbi database. >>> and in a symbolic gesture toward more civil political discourse, schumer and tom coburn said they will sit together at the upcoming state of the union address. coburn rejected portrayals that president obama's agenda is intended to harm the country. >> what we can't question is our president's love for our country. chuck schumer's love for our country, and where we get in trouble is when we start looking at motives rather than differences of ideology. >> those are your top stories. >>> up next, what too psychiatrists see in the face of jared lee loughner. and this is her sister tina, who i also helped do her first home
." >>> democratic senator chuck schumer says if someone admits illegal drug use to a federal official, he should not be allowed to buy a gun. senator schumer referred to reports that jared loughner was rejected for military service because of drug use. >> this morning, i'm writing the administration and urging that that be done. that the military notify the fbi when someone is rejected from the military for excessive drug use, and that be added to the fbi database....
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schumer says he personally got commitments from american, delta, jetblue, united and us airways. the senator says americans are sick of being nickelled and dimed. >> everyone cares about this. you know, life is difficult these days. it gets more and more complicated and more and more difficult. let's keep a couple things the way they were. >> senator chuck schumer will be our guest at 10:00 p.m. tonight. we'll talk to him about that. you know, this comes after spirit airlines became the first company right here in the u.s. to charge for carry-ons. spirit charges 45 bucks to store a bag overhead. but its tickets are often cheaper. >>> iceland's volcano keeps erupting but we could see some relief for air travelers. several test flights with no passengers on board took place across the region today with no problems. and the e.u. says up to 50% of normal air traffic could return by tomorrow. until then, major european airports remain at a virtual standstill. there's a very good reason airlines are scared of that volcanic ash. it can choke the engines and drop a plane like a stone. th
schumer says he personally got commitments from american, delta, jetblue, united and us airways. the senator says americans are sick of being nickelled and dimed. >> everyone cares about this. you know, life is difficult these days. it gets more and more complicated and more and more difficult. let's keep a couple things the way they were. >> senator chuck schumer will be our guest at 10:00 p.m. tonight. we'll talk to him about that. you know, this comes after spirit airlines became...
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i just heard your interview with chuck schumer. i would simply add this thought and using your program as an appeal for the president of the united states to call immediately the leadership of both houses together and indicate the gravity of the problem of the government shutting down and at the same time to produce a formula which, as a matter of fact, the senate might act in four days of time because the senate doesn't usually act in four days of time on complex issues as no possibility so already the blame game has started, chuck suggesting the newt gingrich situation. republicans suggesting that we don't have the money that we're talking about in this budget. we are spending money that we do not have. even the social security payments, we do not have. we're borrowing that from the treasury. >> right. 61 billion too much? >> not necessarily, but i think -- >> this configuration of 61 billion. >> once you take a look at all the elements there, various agencies are shut down. there could be some disputes there p.speaker boehner ha
i just heard your interview with chuck schumer. i would simply add this thought and using your program as an appeal for the president of the united states to call immediately the leadership of both houses together and indicate the gravity of the problem of the government shutting down and at the same time to produce a formula which, as a matter of fact, the senate might act in four days of time because the senate doesn't usually act in four days of time on complex issues as no possibility so...
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senator schumer says his in letter i agree with you on the premise that we have failed. he says he doesn't agree with the law. but he says at the end of the letter, a political gesture, by the way, could you call senator mccain and senator kyl to convince us to work with the democrats in washington? it's a bit of a political move on senator schumer's part, but it does show you the one thing the opponents and the proponents of the arizona law do agree on one thing it came out of a political client of washington failing to do more on the border. >> on the one hand a recent poll shows there's support in the country for the new immigration law, on the other hand, there's pressure mounting. the other day, top officials at major league baseball confirm to me they're under a lot of pressure to move, not this summer, but next summer's major league all-star game from phoenix to another state because of this. >> a great amount of pressure. you saw the phoenix suns wear los suns on their jersey. la raza announcing they will boycott arizona. they don't anyone to meet or hold convent
senator schumer says his in letter i agree with you on the premise that we have failed. he says he doesn't agree with the law. but he says at the end of the letter, a political gesture, by the way, could you call senator mccain and senator kyl to convince us to work with the democrats in washington? it's a bit of a political move on senator schumer's part, but it does show you the one thing the opponents and the proponents of the arizona law do agree on one thing it came out of a political...
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later he asked if i would meet with him and senator schumer and senator mcconnell. i said yes. we met at 9:00. the conversations were extremely cordial, but very preliminary, of course. nothing conclusive but i hope our talking is some solace to the american people and the world. this hasn't happened until now. senator mcconnell asked to meet with me. i was happy to do that. this should be seen as something very positive. even though we don't have anything done yet, and a lot ways to go before anything like that will happen. and i say that's a relative term in minutes, hours, days, we're trying to figure out a way to go forward. susie collins is one of my favorite senators, democrat or republican. i appreciate her efforts, as always, to find a consensus, but the plan that she suggested that i've seen in writer is not going to go anyplace at this stage. there are two good things in it. i want to make sure that people here understand that we have some problems with a, as i explained to senator mcconnell and senator alexander this morni morning, they're not doing us a fav favor, t
later he asked if i would meet with him and senator schumer and senator mcconnell. i said yes. we met at 9:00. the conversations were extremely cordial, but very preliminary, of course. nothing conclusive but i hope our talking is some solace to the american people and the world. this hasn't happened until now. senator mcconnell asked to meet with me. i was happy to do that. this should be seen as something very positive. even though we don't have anything done yet, and a lot ways to go before...
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. >> that's your old friend, chuck schumer there. >> chuck schumer. >> republicans immediately came out and said we don't like, this the democrats wrote it in a way that punishes our -- the corporate guys who usually support us and helps the labor guys, usually supports them it is a very complicated issue. we can't get into the arcane of it, but any chance this congress will move to -- >> certainly the republicans respect going to allow this to happen and can't take effect until afterwards. you know, the republicans keep playing the game the way they are playing it, they will not be majority next year. >> and won't they be so proud that they will have stopped legislation that actually requires a little bit of disclosure if there's corporate money going into a campaign. >> i'm speechless. >> much rather have a union representative saying, you know, i'm a working guy at the afl or a teachers a union and i approve this message than i would shell oil and i approve this message that's where the republicans want to protect. i think that's big problem. we saw -- we saw what the chamber of comm
. >> that's your old friend, chuck schumer there. >> chuck schumer. >> republicans immediately came out and said we don't like, this the democrats wrote it in a way that punishes our -- the corporate guys who usually support us and helps the labor guys, usually supports them it is a very complicated issue. we can't get into the arcane of it, but any chance this congress will move to -- >> certainly the republicans respect going to allow this to happen and can't take...
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senator mccain. >> i'd like to thank senator schumer for his leadership. i would like to thank the democratic leader dick durbin. there has not been anyone in america who has fought harder for the so-called dreamers that -- than dick durbin has. and he will continue to be -- have the gratitude of many americans. my friend senator rubio who obviously is a new but incredibly important voice in this whole issue of immigration reform, senator menendez also played a key role and, of course, senator graham, who is uncharacteristically absent from this gathering. as senator schumer mentioned, it is the first step in what will continue to be difficult, but achievable. and i don't think i have to remind anyone the last major attempt was over six years ago. now we will again attempt to commit the remaining resources needed to secure the border, modernize and streamline our current immigration system, and create a tough but fair path to citizenship for those here illegally. and i would like to testify again, security situation, along the southwest border, is not perf
senator mccain. >> i'd like to thank senator schumer for his leadership. i would like to thank the democratic leader dick durbin. there has not been anyone in america who has fought harder for the so-called dreamers that -- than dick durbin has. and he will continue to be -- have the gratitude of many americans. my friend senator rubio who obviously is a new but incredibly important voice in this whole issue of immigration reform, senator menendez also played a key role and, of course,...
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you see senator schumer on the right and senator leahy on the left. she will have lunch and relax and come back. we'll hear from four more democrats. there 12 democrats on the senate judiciary committee, seven republicans. all seven have made their opening statements including senator grassley who has just emerged to shake her hand as well. four democrats will be making their opening statements, amy klobuchar of minnesota, edward kaufman of delaware, arlen specter of pennsylvania, the former republican chairman of this committee, now a democrat and the newest senator al franken of minnesota. they will make share statements, and then two other senators, chuck schumer and kirsten gillebrand of new york will introduce sonia sotomayor, and then she will have other opening statement. we don't know how long that is. i'm guessing it will be at least 15 or 20 minutes, approximately that. then the session will be gavelled for the day. tomorrow the q&a begins. each senator, all 19 senators, will have 30 minutes of uninterrupted questioning time available to gri
you see senator schumer on the right and senator leahy on the left. she will have lunch and relax and come back. we'll hear from four more democrats. there 12 democrats on the senate judiciary committee, seven republicans. all seven have made their opening statements including senator grassley who has just emerged to shake her hand as well. four democrats will be making their opening statements, amy klobuchar of minnesota, edward kaufman of delaware, arlen specter of pennsylvania, the former...
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senator schumer of the party of arlen specter. but on this show utah senator bob bennett said he thought specter would lose. >> we're also now, of course, in the pregame innings for the elena kagan nomination. it seems that this is starting to get a lot of coverage. she'd be the third woman on the supreme court. how is that playing out on the air waves? >> there's a lot of talk about it. one of the things that's interesting to me is when you talk to either those on capitol hill or to reporters, there's not a lot of -- there hasn't been a lot of real buzz about this particular supreme court nominee. nothing has caught fire. >> because they haven't found any dirt on her. >> you're exactly right. nonetheless, a lot of people out there talking about it. >> she would not let them come to the area that does the recruiting on the campus. they had to meet with some student veterans. and this is not acceptable. it was a big error. >> you know, if we had -- if we said that any lawyer who had ever filed a brief to the supreme court, that the
senator schumer of the party of arlen specter. but on this show utah senator bob bennett said he thought specter would lose. >> we're also now, of course, in the pregame innings for the elena kagan nomination. it seems that this is starting to get a lot of coverage. she'd be the third woman on the supreme court. how is that playing out on the air waves? >> there's a lot of talk about it. one of the things that's interesting to me is when you talk to either those on capitol hill or...
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my meineke. >>> joining me now from our new york bureau, democratic senator chuck schumer. thank you for being here. obviously the story of the day what's going on in egypt. let me get your take on the key question. can president mubarak survive this long enough for there to be a transition to something else? >> well, that is -- the hope is that there will be a transition to something else. i agree with the thrust of senator mccain which is quite the same as the thrust of the president. the bottom line is this. there are some good signs here. it's not all terrible. the fact that the army is in control. the army is a respected institution in egypt. the people like it. you can see even in the pictures the army and the protesters joining together to protect neighborhoods. and thus far most, not all but most of the protesters have been focused on economic and political freedoms. it is not an anti-u.s. message primarily nor is it a fundamentalist, radical islamist message but a secular message. we want freedom. we want economic and political freedom. if the energy can be channel
my meineke. >>> joining me now from our new york bureau, democratic senator chuck schumer. thank you for being here. obviously the story of the day what's going on in egypt. let me get your take on the key question. can president mubarak survive this long enough for there to be a transition to something else? >> well, that is -- the hope is that there will be a transition to something else. i agree with the thrust of senator mccain which is quite the same as the thrust of the...
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senator schumer is well known as a master of the open microphone. this time he apparently did not know. his voice was going out on an open telephone line with reporters listening. got recorded teaching democratic colleagues to call republicans extreme, blame the tea party when talking about budget-cutting negotiations. take a listen to this. >> i always use the word extreme. that's what the caucus instructed me to do the other week, extreme cuts, and all these riders, and -- and boehner is in a box, but if he supports the tea party, there's going to be inevitably a shutdown. >> reporter: so right after that schumer and the colleagues start talking to the reporters and, yes, the ds start calling the rs extreme. not shocking news, i would say, certainly not really surprising news, but a glimpse at least at way the message machine rehearses people on sound bites, and, you know, it happens all the time quite frankly. >> at least it wasn't something more egregious. we know schumer was asked about it later. what did he -- how did he explain it? what did h
senator schumer is well known as a master of the open microphone. this time he apparently did not know. his voice was going out on an open telephone line with reporters listening. got recorded teaching democratic colleagues to call republicans extreme, blame the tea party when talking about budget-cutting negotiations. take a listen to this. >> i always use the word extreme. that's what the caucus instructed me to do the other week, extreme cuts, and all these riders, and -- and boehner...
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this is visibly smart. >>> even if the boehner bill passes the house, senator chuck schumer says the senate will shoot it down. why? >> because the short term bill that has us going back at this three months from now when you see how much trouble it's causing now will risk our credit agency and tie up the congress from doing other things like focusing on jobs and the economy. it makes no sense to do this for three months. our republican colleagues in the house are playing a game here. speaker boehner has to keep throwing piece after piece after piece of red meat to the hard right lion that seems to be dominating the caucus. it's time to tame the lion, not throw red meat to him. it's not going to accomplish anything. there's talk they have to change the bill. one of the rumors is they are changing it because some of the conservatives want to cut back on pell grants, money that helps kids go to college. it's got overwhelming support of help to the american people. it shouldn't be 100 or 80 hard right people who don't represent america or the republican party, determining what is done h
this is visibly smart. >>> even if the boehner bill passes the house, senator chuck schumer says the senate will shoot it down. why? >> because the short term bill that has us going back at this three months from now when you see how much trouble it's causing now will risk our credit agency and tie up the congress from doing other things like focusing on jobs and the economy. it makes no sense to do this for three months. our republican colleagues in the house are playing a game...
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rudy giuliani, tony blair, bob woodward, senator john kerry, senator chuck schumer and carmen bin laden, tom ridge, and president bush's white house chief of staff andy card. nobody who was in new york city in september 11, 2001, will forget the events of that tragic day. rudy giuliani joins me now. when i heard the breaking news, you were one of the first people i thought of. where were you, what were you doing and what were you thinking? >> i saw a little banner on the television that the president was going to hold a news conference. or give a statement. and i thought to myself, there has to be something terrible on a sunday night. and then it developed within about 15 minutes that it was bin laden, 20 minute, it was bin laden. i felt very relieved because i thought maybe there was some kind of terrorist plot. i had no idea what the president would be announcing 10:30 on a sunday night. >> i heard commentators suggesting that the war on terror would end with his death. that's a dangerous presumption, isn't it? >> very dangerous. that's something that our government isn't going to be
rudy giuliani, tony blair, bob woodward, senator john kerry, senator chuck schumer and carmen bin laden, tom ridge, and president bush's white house chief of staff andy card. nobody who was in new york city in september 11, 2001, will forget the events of that tragic day. rudy giuliani joins me now. when i heard the breaking news, you were one of the first people i thought of. where were you, what were you doing and what were you thinking? >> i saw a little banner on the television that...
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senator charles schumer of new york. i appreciate it. enjoy your day in new york, it looks beautiful. >> thanks. have a nice day. >> you too. >>> so let's just do a brief recap before we leave you. we are talking about a car bomb that was found in times square in new york city last evening. it was found by a t-shirt vendor who notified a policeman who came to look at the car. it was full of smoke. they immediately cleared times square. quite a feat. times square at that particular point is full of theater goers, movie goers and tourists. nonetheless, they moved everyone out.
senator charles schumer of new york. i appreciate it. enjoy your day in new york, it looks beautiful. >> thanks. have a nice day. >> you too. >>> so let's just do a brief recap before we leave you. we are talking about a car bomb that was found in times square in new york city last evening. it was found by a t-shirt vendor who notified a policeman who came to look at the car. it was full of smoke. they immediately cleared times square. quite a feat. times square at that...
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. >> reporter: new york's chuck schumer and other democratic senators representing states with large urban areas say changing the law will put americans in danger. >> if this amendment is adopted this hypothetical vermonter would be free to stroll through central park or times square with a backpack of loaded guns. >> reporter: many democrats support gun rights. including senate majority leader harry reid, who has said he will vote for the amendment. like many democrats who will vote yes on this, harry reid is from a western western state, nevada, in his case where there's a strong tradition of gun owner ship and also serious political consequences. we are told, lou, by republican top aides but also democratic top aides they expect this will pass the senate tomorrow when they vote on this expansion of gun rights. >> that's impressive. to hear senator schumer say that, there's nothing in the thune amendment that would suggest, is there, is senator schumer correct that because gun laws will permit concealed carry for a person in vermont that they could ignore state laws prescribing the
. >> reporter: new york's chuck schumer and other democratic senators representing states with large urban areas say changing the law will put americans in danger. >> if this amendment is adopted this hypothetical vermonter would be free to stroll through central park or times square with a backpack of loaded guns. >> reporter: many democrats support gun rights. including senate majority leader harry reid, who has said he will vote for the amendment. like many democrats who...
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schumer of new york. mr. schumer votes yes. mr. schumer, would you kindly put your pants back on. >> david letterman, everybody. and that is the match-up. coming up, president bill clinton back in haiti today. can he do anything for the americans accused of kidnapping those haitian children? we're going to hear from him, coming up shortly. [ female announcer ] enjoy a complete seafood dinner for two for just $29.99 at red lobster. with fresh salads and biscuits... your choice of entrées... and an appetizer or a dessert to share. ends soon...at red lobster. band now we're insuring overts do18 million drivers.re. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that's for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when. gecko: ah, i still have nightmares. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. wto answer 10 questionss you help our community get what it needs for the next, oh, 10 years. we can't move forward until you mail it back. 2010 census >>> tonight the ten missionaries cha
schumer of new york. mr. schumer votes yes. mr. schumer, would you kindly put your pants back on. >> david letterman, everybody. and that is the match-up. coming up, president bill clinton back in haiti today. can he do anything for the americans accused of kidnapping those haitian children? we're going to hear from him, coming up shortly. [ female announcer ] enjoy a complete seafood dinner for two for just $29.99 at red lobster. with fresh salads and biscuits... your choice of...
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joining me, chuck schumer. what did you make of both speeches tonight and particularly emphasis on this word compromise. it didn't sound to me like the republicans are prepared to compromise very much. >> well, they haven't been at all. wove been willing to entertain large spending cuts. republicans don't like that. they haven't been able to move one dime off their stand. the president put the blame squarely on the shoulders of where it belongs. a block of extreme right house republican who's just refuse to compromise at all. and it is leading to disaster. standard & poors, it is reported tonight, said if we did the boehner plan, there is a too strong a likelihood of a downgrade. they said the reid plan wouldn't produce that. that would be terrible for american family and for the american government. what we're really asking, i think, is for speaker boehner not to follow this extreme group, but to lead a little bit. this group, the 80 to 100 house republicans, many of them newly elected who are at the extremes,
joining me, chuck schumer. what did you make of both speeches tonight and particularly emphasis on this word compromise. it didn't sound to me like the republicans are prepared to compromise very much. >> well, they haven't been at all. wove been willing to entertain large spending cuts. republicans don't like that. they haven't been able to move one dime off their stand. the president put the blame squarely on the shoulders of where it belongs. a block of extreme right house republican...
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and here to talk more about the deal, senator chuck schumer, democrat of new york, welcome. senator. you see this school here, mccaffrey middle school, from california. they're here, they wanted to go see museums, they wanted to see exhibits, they wanted to see what any middle school kid they wanted to see when they come to washington, d.c. and they're upset. their government is not open for them. >> they should be. this should not be a day of exultation and happiness. we said three things, open the government, pay our debts and then we'll negotiates. that's exactly what the agreement calls for, but it took millions of people being hurt, some much more than these school kids. families not getting paychecks and so many other things. all because a small group of people thought that they were right to do what -- to hurt anybody they wanted, to get their way. and unfortunately, not in the senate, but in the house, speaker boehner, for too long, went along with them. the hope here. the silver lining in this cloud is that mainstream conservative republicans realize that the politi
and here to talk more about the deal, senator chuck schumer, democrat of new york, welcome. senator. you see this school here, mccaffrey middle school, from california. they're here, they wanted to go see museums, they wanted to see exhibits, they wanted to see what any middle school kid they wanted to see when they come to washington, d.c. and they're upset. their government is not open for them. >> they should be. this should not be a day of exultation and happiness. we said three...
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chuck schumer was wrong. the one thing congress could do right now, tomorrow, to make the economy better, would be to take the tax off the table that i think is having a very unsettling effect on businesses right now. >> all right. we're going to hit pause on that. obviously, that tax thing is much more complicated than just doing it tomorrow. although i know everybody would like to. they just have different ways they want to deal with it. all right, still "outfront," mitt romney gave an interview to a local station in pittsburgh talking about why he will not release more than two years of tax returns. and we have that for you next. and victor boot, remember him, the merchant of death? he is in prison for dealing arms around the world. but others have picked up where he left off. and the woman leading the charge to track them down is "outfront" tonight. >>> new developments in the search for those two little girls who disappeared in iowa on their bikes. fbi dogs were searching today. we spoke to the fbi. that
chuck schumer was wrong. the one thing congress could do right now, tomorrow, to make the economy better, would be to take the tax off the table that i think is having a very unsettling effect on businesses right now. >> all right. we're going to hit pause on that. obviously, that tax thing is much more complicated than just doing it tomorrow. although i know everybody would like to. they just have different ways they want to deal with it. all right, still "outfront," mitt...
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now that statement that cnn just received from chuck schumer, and here's what it says. it says i am heart broken for those of us who are long-time friends of anthony weiner, his wrongful behavior is distressing and saddening. it's clear he needs professional help and i am glad he is seeking it. u.s. senator charles e. schumer. that is coming in. and, of course, it is mounting, the pressure is mounting on him now. i want to bring in cnn's jason carroll. you talked with weiner today, you walked with him, and he seemed to be adamant about hanging on to his seat. so what is his office saying about this treatment he is going in for now? >> reporter: you know, you're right, don. he certainly did. we had that impromptu interview with him today, walking to the atm, to the dry cleaners to pick up shirts, perhaps he was picking up items to take with him as he was going to seek treatment. it's not clear at this point where he will be seeking this treatment and how long it will be for. his office did release a statement, let me read part of it to you, it says congressman weiner dep
now that statement that cnn just received from chuck schumer, and here's what it says. it says i am heart broken for those of us who are long-time friends of anthony weiner, his wrongful behavior is distressing and saddening. it's clear he needs professional help and i am glad he is seeking it. u.s. senator charles e. schumer. that is coming in. and, of course, it is mounting, the pressure is mounting on him now. i want to bring in cnn's jason carroll. you talked with weiner today, you walked...